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Lyle Lovett: Joshua Judges Ruth (MCA)

Michele Kirsch, Select, May 1992

LOVETT CALLS this his "gospel death" album — partly because there's a long song about how fun funerals are, how you get to see all the people you haven't seen since the last one. It could also be called his quiet, reflective fourth album.

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